[8]“However, asyousee, , ! Drollthinglifeis——thatcomestoolate—, withnothingunderfoot, withnothingaround, withoutspectators, withoutclamor, withoutglory, withoutthegreatdesireofvictory, withoutthegreatfearofdefeat, inasicklyatmosphereoftepidskepticism, withoutmuchbeliefinyourownright, , ’sbreadthofthelastopportunityforpronouncement , , Iunderstandbetterthemeaningofhisstare, thatcouldnotseetheflameofthecandle, butwaswideenoughtoembracethewholeuniverse, —hehadjudged.‘Thehorror!’, thiswastheexpressionofsomesortofbelief; ithadcandor, ithadconviction, ithadavibratingnoteofrevoltinitswhisper, ithadtheappallingfaceofaglimpsedtruth——avisionofgreynesswithoutformfilledwithphysicalpain, andacarelesscontemptfortheevanescenceofallthings—! , hehadmadethatlaststride, hehadsteppedovertheedge, ; perhapsallthewisdom, andalltruth, andallsincerity, ! —, amoralvictorypaidforbyinnumerabledefeats, byabominableterrors, ! ThatiswhyIhaveremainedloyaltoKurtztothelast, andevenbeyond, whenalongtimeafterIheardoncemore, nothisownvoice, buttheechoofhismagnificenteloquencethrowntomefromasoulastranslucentlypureasacliffofcrystal.”
AfterYouRead
KnowledgeFocus
: Discussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner.
1)Pleasesummarizetheplotofthispartofthestoryinthetext.
2)WhatisyourunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenthetwoprotagonistsKurtzandMarlow?
3)WhatkindofinnerfeelingdidMarlowhaveforKurtz?
4)Howdoyouunderstandthesentence “Iwasn’”describingMarlow’sfeelingsinfrontofthedyingKurtz?
5)“TheManager”.
